Rational Use of Medications: Eccentric or Non-existent?

2023

MJPMH

People must have certain personality traits and social resources, referred to as health literacy, to access, comprehend, and use the information to make health decisions. Patients' ability to manage complex diseases and care for themselves is strongly related to their level of health literacy. It can help us stay healthy by preventing illness and managing existing illnesses effectively. People with low health literacy (LHL) may struggle to manage their condition and prevent illness, leading to increased use of healthcare services. Furthermore, LHL is associated with more hospitalizations, elevated use of emergency care, decreased use of preventative services, and a decreased ability to understand labels and health messages, as well as a worsened state of health, higher mortality, and more expensive medical care.

Section: Substance Use Disordermentioning

confidence: 96%

Low Health Literacy (LHL): A Devious Enemy of Patient Treatment Adherence

2023

MJPMH

“…Patients with LHL poorly handle pain medications [70]. Around 300 metric tons of morphine-type painkillers are used (and/or abused) worldwide each year, more than 99% of which consumed by high income countries [71]. A study based on a mixed population of US citizens confirmed that LHL was strongly linked to opioid misuse among adult patients with chronic pain [72].…”

Section: Substance Use Disordermentioning

confidence: 99%

Low Health Literacy (LHL): A Devious Enemy of Patient Treatment Adherence

2023

Preprint

People must have particular personality traits and social resources, also known as health literacy, in order to access, comprehend, and use information to make decisions about their health. Patients' ability to engage in complex disease management and self-care is strongly related to their level of health literacy. It can help us stay healthy by preventing illness and effectively managing existing illnesses. People with low health literacy (LHL) may find it difficult to manage their condition and prevent illness, which may lead to increased use of healthcare services. Furthermore, LHL is associated with increased hospitalizations, increased use of emergency care, decreased use of preventative services, and a worsened ability to understand labels and health messages, a worsened state of health, higher mortality, and more expensive medical care.

“…At least 165,000 fatalities, 650,000 hospitalizations, and 30% of ADR [1,2]. Additionally, overusing this class of medications can result in kidney damage, and kidney patients may experience its side effects at a 3-4 times higher rate [3]. This is particularly crucial because clinical experience and publications have shown that kidney involvement was found up to 75% of the patients with COVID-19 [4].…”

Section: Fatality and Catastrophe Investigationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Prudent use of NSAIDs in patients with COVID-19, Dengue, and Chikungunya

2022

MJPS

NSAIDs are most common pharmacological options for pain management, although their use is questionable in many viral diseases like COVID-19, Dengue, and Chikungunya. Newer studies suggest limiting their use in such cases and also reinforces more careful considerations in patients with liver and kidney injuries or concurrent administration with other drugs/ nutraceuticals such as antioxidants or SSRIs.